The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Tax Return Was E-Filed with The

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation tax return was e-filed with the Internal Revenue Service. The tax return and accompanying attachments posted on our website are presented as a view of the electronically filed data. Please note for ease of navigating the tax return we have bookmarked the various sections of the return. efile GRAPHIC print - DO NOT PROCESS ORIGINAL DATA - EIN: 562618866 OMB No. 1545-0052 Return of Private Foundation or Section 4947(a)(1) Nonexempt Charitable Trust Treated as a Private Foundation Form 990-PF 2007 Note: The foundation may be able to use a copy of this return to satisfy state reporting requirements. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service For calendar year 2007 , or tax year beginning 01-01-2007 and ending 12-31-2007 G<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Check all that apply: </li><li style="flex:1">Initial return </li><li style="flex:1">Final return </li><li style="flex:1">Amended return </li><li style="flex:1">Address change </li><li style="flex:1">Name change </li></ul>A Employer identification number Name of foundation Use the IRS label. BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION 56-2618866 Otherwise, print or type. B Telephone number (see page 10 of the instructions) Room/ suite Number and street (or P.O. box number if mail is not delivered to street address) 1551 EASTLAKE AVENUE EAST (206) 709-3100 See Specific Instructions. C If exemption application is pending, check here City or town, state, and ZIP code SEATTLE, WA 98102 D 1. Foreign organizations, check here . 2. Foreign organizations meeting the 85% test, check here and attach computation <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">H Check type of organization: </li><li style="flex:1">Section 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust </li><li style="flex:1">Other taxable private foundation </li></ul>Cash Accrual EFIf private foundation status was terminated under section 507(b)(1)(A), check here J Accounting method: Other (specify) (Part I, column (d) must be on cash basis.) I Fair market value of all assets at end of year (from Part II, col. (c), If the foundation is in a 60-month termination under section 507(b)(1)(B), check here line 16) $38,837,820,007 (d) Disbursements for charitable purposes Part I Analysis of Revenue and Expenses (The total of amounts in columns (b), (c), and (d) may not necessarily equal the amounts in column (a) (see page 11 of the instructions).) (a) Revenue and expenses per books <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">(b) Net investment </li><li style="flex:1">(c) Adjusted net </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">income </li><li style="flex:1">income </li></ul>(cash basis only) 2,327,493,095 12Contributions, gifts, grants, etc., received (attach schedule) Check if the foundation is not required to attach Sch. B 794,161 438,307 -7,779 794,161 438,307 00Interest on savings and temporary cash investments 3Dividends and interest from securities Gross rents Net rental income or (loss) .. .. .. .. .. .. 4<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>5a b-120,818 Net gain or (loss) from sale of assets not on line 10 Gross sales price for all assets on line 6a 6a b0Capital gain net income (from Part IV, line 2) ... ... ... 7Net short-term capital gain Income modifications .. .. .. .. .. .. 8<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>910a bGross sales less returns and allowances Less: Cost of goods sold <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>Gross profit or (loss) (attach schedule) .. .. .. .. ..c<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1,500,438 </li><li style="flex:1">1,409,069 </li></ul>2,641,537 00Other income (attach schedule) .. .. 11 2,330,218,222 2,911,479 51,717,783 16,972,774 2,059,208 248,600 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Total. Add lines 1 through 11 </li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>12 13 14 15 16a b2,900,189 49,483,466 16,472,005 2,177,743 248,600 Compensation of officers, directors, trustees, etc. Other employee salaries and wages Pension plans, employee benefits .... .... .... .... .... .... ...00 00Legal fees (attach schedule) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>Accounting fees (attach schedule) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">124,146,643 </li><li style="flex:1">0</li><li style="flex:1">0</li></ul>0 115,103,091 228,294 Other professional fees (attach schedule) Interest .. .. .. ..c<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>17 18 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">321,354 </li><li style="flex:1">74,156 </li></ul>Taxes (attach schedule) (see page 14 of the instructions) 3,662,573 Depreciation (attach schedule) and depletion <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>19 13,317,075 23,804,733 584,873 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">559,125 </li><li style="flex:1">12,237,820 </li></ul>23,694,932 1,020,216 23,198,644 Occupancy Travel, conferences, and meetings Printing and publications Other expenses (attach schedule) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>... .... .... .... .... .... .... 20 21 22 23 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">23,919,204 </li><li style="flex:1">0</li><li style="flex:1">0</li></ul>FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Total operating and administrative expenses. </li><li style="flex:1">24 </li></ul>263,666,299 3,048,299,105 3,311,965,404 633,281 633,281 00 246,765,000 2,011,456,496 2,258,221,496 Add lines 13 through 23 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Contributions, gifts, grants paid 25 26 Total expenses and disbursements. Add lines 24 and 25 27 aSubtract line 26 from line 12: -981,747,182 Excess of revenue over expenses and disbursements 2,008,256 Net investment income (if negative, enter -0-) bc0<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Adjusted net income (if negative, enter -0-) </li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the instructions. Cat. No. 11289X Form 990-PF (2007) FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Form 990-PF (2007) Page 2 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Beginning of year </li><li style="flex:1">End of year </li></ul>Attached schedules and amounts in the description column should be for end-of-year amounts only. (See instructions.) Balance Sheets Part II <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">(a) Book Value </li><li style="flex:1">(b) Book Value </li></ul>427,483 (c) Fair Market Value <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">100 </li><li style="flex:1">427,483 </li></ul>Cash—non-interest-bearing . <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1235,524,412 0<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">9,517,454 </li><li style="flex:1">9,517,454 </li></ul>249,840 Savings and temporary cash investments 249,840 Accounts receivable 0 249,840 Less: allowance for doubtful accounts Pledges receivable 4Less: allowance for doubtful accounts Grants receivable <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>. .. .. .. .. 56Receivables due from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified persons (attach schedule) (see page 16 of the <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">instructions). </li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>Other notes and loans receivable (attach schedule) Less: allowance for doubtful accounts 7Inventories for sale or use <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">327,042 </li><li style="flex:1">1,589,790 </li><li style="flex:1">1,589,790 </li></ul>Prepaid expenses and deferred charges Investments—U.S. and state government obligations (attach schedule) 10a bInvestments—corporate stock (attach schedule) Investments—corporate bonds (attach schedule) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..c43,634,081 0Investments—land, buildings, and equipment: basis Less: accumulated depreciation (attach schedule) 11 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">11,157,821 </li><li style="flex:1">43,634,081 </li><li style="flex:1">43,634,081 </li></ul>Investments—mortgage loans <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 13 14 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">29,564,176,183 </li><li style="flex:1">38,652,975,969 </li><li style="flex:1">38,652,975,969 </li></ul>Investments—other (attach schedule) Land, buildings, and equipment: basis 140,320,775 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">41,406,979 </li><li style="flex:1">43,349,460 </li></ul>30,005,792 98,913,796 30,511,594 98,913,796 30,511,594 Less: accumulated depreciation (attach schedule) Other assets (describe 15 16 ) Total assets (to be completed by all filers—see page 17 of <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">29,654,540,810 </li><li style="flex:1">38,837,820,007 </li></ul>54,219,616 38,837,820,007 the instructions. Also, see page 1, item I) 2,025,262 0Accounts payable and accrued expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 18 19 20 21 22 4,423,063,100 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Grants payable . </li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Deferred revenue Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified persons Mortgages and other notes payable (attach schedule) Other liabilities (describe <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>. ..)<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2,025,262 </li><li style="flex:1">4,477,282,716 </li></ul>34,360,537,291 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">23 </li><li style="flex:1">Total liabilities (add lines 17 through 22) </li></ul>Foundations that follow SFAS 117, check here and complete lines 24 through 26 and lines 30 and 31. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>29,652,515,548 Unrestricted . Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">.</li></ul>.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 25 26 Foundations that do not follow SFAS 117, check here and complete lines 27 through 31. Capital stock, trust principal, or current funds

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